An Introduction to Conservation (Australia Edition)

    Conservation of wildlife, especially native pollinators, is critical for the future of our planet.  After all, no bees means no fruit, which makes up a huge proportion of the human diet.  Pollution, invasive species, deforestation, and climate change are all threats to our native species that must be combated, starting today.  We can't rely only on individual action; we need to combine it with strong legal protection to save the environment before we lose it forever.

    Note: For having the Great Barrier Reef, Australia seems to have strangely few documentaries on endangered (or invasive) fish species.

General information
    CrashCourse. "Conservation and Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12." YouTube. January 21, 2013.
    PBS Vitals. "Got Climate Anxiety? You’re not alone." YouTube. April 12, 2023.
    Wannon Creek Wildlife. "5 Critically Endangered Australians You Need To Know About." YouTube. September 6, 2017.

Amphibians
    Animal Planet. "Invasive Cane Toads Are Threatening Australia's Native Wildlife | Jeremy Wade's Dark Waters." YouTube. November 27, 2019.
    Conservation Volunteers Australia. "Saving The Spotted Tree Frog." YouTube. November 13, 2023.
    Gardening Australia. "Build Your Own Frog Pond | Garden Design | Gardening Australia." YouTube. August 9, 2024.
    Gardening Australia. "New Cane Toad Traps | Pest and Disease Control | Gardening Australia." YouTube. January 8, 2025.
    TEDx Talks. "The Race Against Frog Extinction | Jodi Rowley | TEDxYouth@Sydney." YouTube. June 29, 2016.

Birds
    ABC Australia. "Phillip Island's penguins - Australia Plus." YouTube. October 17, 2016.
    Gardening Australia. "Attracting Carnaby's cockatoos to your garden." YouTube. July 9, 2019.
    Gardening Australia. "Growing native trees for cassowaries." YouTube. December 13, 2019.
    Terra Mater. "Sydney's Feathered Celebrities: Keeping Up With the Cockatoos I Wild to Know." YouTube. January 30, 2024.
    The Backyard Naturalist. "Australia's Most Common Birds - Part 1." YouTube. October 15, 2023.
    WE-EF LIGHTING. "Environmentally sensitive lighting at Penguin Parade, Phillip Island, Australia." YouTube. March 20, 2023.

Carnivores
    ABC Australia. "Feral cats - Australia's native animal annihilators 😼🦜 | Meet the Ferals Ep 2 | ABC Australia." YouTube. January 17, 2020.
    ABC Australia. "The devastating impact of Australia's wild dogs 🐕 | Meet the Ferals Ep 4 | ABC Australia." YouTube. January 30, 2020.
    Nature on PBS. "Dogs with jobs are protecting Australia's wildlife | WILD HOPE." YouTube. September 18, 2023.
    The University of Sydney. "Saving our sea lions." YouTube. November 7, 2019.

Fish
    ABC Australia. "Battling to eliminate carp from Australian waterways 🐟 | Meet the Ferals Ep 9 | ABC Australia." YouTube. April 17, 2020.
    Department of Energy, Environment & Climate Action. "River Restoration for Native Fish - A four step approach | Ovens River." YouTube. May 25, 2021.
    Reuters. "'Seahorse hotels' aim to help endangered species." YouTube. July 20, 2023.

Hoofed mammals
    ABC Australia. "Covet, catch or cull: managing feral horses in Australia 🐎 | Meet the Ferals Ep 1 | ABC Australia." YouTube. January 10, 2020.
    ABC Australia. "Damage, death & disease: devastating effects of wild boars 🐗 | Meet the Ferals Ep 7 | ABC Australia." YouTube. February 21, 2020.
    ABC Australia. "The complex conundrum of wild deer in Australia 🦌 | Meet the Ferals Ep 3 | ABC Australia." YouTube. January 24, 2020.

Invertebrates
    Gardening Australia. "Give native bees a home in your garden with these easy DIY bee hotels | Gardening Australia." YouTube. March 23, 2021.
    Gardening Australia. "For the love of moths | Beneficial animals and insects | Gardening Australia." YouTube August 4, 2020.

Plants
    ABC Australia. "Seven kinds of edible plants that anyone can find | Everyday Food | ABC Australia." YouTube. November 14, 2022.
    Australian Academy of Science. "The Aussie gum tree: why it's worth protecting." YouTube. March 22, 2021.
    BBC News. "The mission to restore an Australian wetland - BBC News." YouTube. February 24, 2021.
    Gardening Australia. "Native Nursery | Australian native plants | Gardening Australia." YouTube. April 4, 2025.
    International Carnivorous Plant Society. "Australian Carnivorous Plant Diversity with Greg Bourke." YouTube. May 4, 2022.

Reptiles
    ABC Australia. "Heron Island – from turtle-riding and turtle soup to conservation 🐢 | Landline | ABC Australia." YouTube. June 10, 2022.
    Aussie Ark. "SNAKE SECURED!" YouTube. October 20, 2024.
    Gardening Australia. "How to build a lizard lounge." YouTube. March 29, 2019.
    Gardening Australia. "How to create skink friendly habitat in your garden | Australian Flora & Fauna | Gardening Australia." YouTube. April 7, 2020.
    Guardian Australia. "Endangered bum-breathing turtles and the town working to save them." YouTube. April 10, 2025.
    Queensland, Australia. "How a childhood spent watching turtles at Mon Repos sparked a lifetime of conservation." YouTube. November 2, 2017.

Small mammals
    ABC Australia. "160 year battle against one of Australia's worst invasives 🐇 | Meet the Ferals Ep 6 | ABC Australia." YouTube. February 14, 2020.
    Australian Geographic. "The Adorable Bilby: Australia's Endangered Superhero." YouTube. March 6, 2024.
    Gardening Australia. "Attract bats to your garden with DIY bat boxes | Gardening for wildlife | Gardening Australia." YouTube. December 15, 2020.
    Gardening Australia. "How to make a nesting habitat to protect possums | DIY Garden Projects | Gardening Australia." YouTube. February 5, 2022.
    Gardening Australia. "Quendas – cute little marsupials that help regenerate bushland and reduce fuel loads." YouTube. March 1, 2020.
    Heathcote, Angela. "Stop buying these bats, scientists and conservationists plead." Australian Geographic. December 16, 2021.
    Koala Hospital Port Macquarie. "Port Macquarie Koala Hospital - Conservation - Saving Koala Forests and Food." YouTube. May 21, 2021.

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